TOUGH TALKS: Conversations on Mental Toughness

In December of 2019, Sal Ponzio was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the esophagus, liver, stomach, intestines, and lymph nodes. He was given three months to live and was told to sell off his assets and prepare to live the best he could for those 3 months.   After spending one of those months in disbelief, he had an epiphany and he made a decision, "I'm not going out like this." He has been recovering now for about 15 months and things are looking good but he isn't out of the woods.   He uses an American Football analogy. When he was given his diagnosis and prognosis, the rival team (death) was on the one-yard line about to score the winning blow that would seal the game. Now he's turned it around. He stopped them and now he's - as he calls it - in field goal range on second down. If you don't get football, suffice it to say this, that's a hell of a turn-around, AND it's far from over.  Sal talks to us about how he chooses to live now and what he does both physically and mentally to conquer the beast of cancer.   https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-the-biology-of-belief-with-sal-ponzio/  ---   If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.   Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.  ---  https://christopherdorris.com/lists

"A world without waste." That's what he said in response to what he's creating these days. That was actually only PART of what he said. He said a LOT! And it's all good!   His name is David Katz and he's the founder and CEO of an AMAZING company called Plastic Bank. The company exists to stop ocean plastic and simultaneously improving the lives of those who help collect it. How good is that. Talk about a win/win.   David exists within the abundant mindset. He has clearly done a lot of deeper introspective work and he can bring it. And he brought it. The guy was named one of the world’s most compassionate entrepreneurs by Salt magazine. You're gonna love him.   More about David:   Website: http://www.PlasticBank.com  Personal FB: https://www.facebook.com/david.katz.549  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-katz-4b66178/  ----  https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-a-world-without-waste-with-david-katz/ ---  If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.   Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   --- https://christopherdorris.com/lists

This woman has endured unthinkable abuse and trauma. It started when she was an infant and continued on into her adult years. And she makes it abundantly clear that although she was victimized, she is NOT a victim. She had many wounds and now has many scars. And the scars have stories that she uses to inspire people to grow from and create from their own pain.  Her name is Dr. Bridgette Cooper, or Dr. B, for short. She's a self-proclaimed "Practical Pain Rebel" and she's committed to giving us real tools that we can use to convert our tragedies into fuel and live HUGE!   https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-be-a-pain-rebel-with-dr-bridget-cooper/  ---   More about Dr. B: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbridgetcooper/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridget.cannoncooper Personal FB: https://www.facebook.com/DrBridgetCooper Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbridgetcooper/ Links to her most recent (and most powerful) two books: Pain Rebel: https://amzn.to/3e9fz4m Little landslides: https://amzn.to/2QnDMMi --- If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.   Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   ---  https://christopherdorris.com/lists

It’s one thing to beat stage 4 ovarian cancer (a less than 5% probability). It’s another thing to choose to leverage that experience to take a deep long look inside yourself, take a bold inventory and then do the real work of healing and transformation. Our guest today, one of the most accomplished actresses in Bollywood history, Miss Manisha Koirala, takes us through both of those healing journeys. --- More about Manisha: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manisha.koirala1970 Link to her book Healed: https://amzn.to/3sztndK --- https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-how-cancer-gave-manisha-koirala-a-new-life/ --- If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list. Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it. --- https://christopherdorris.com/lists

His name is Steve Sims and he's been called "The Real Life Wizard of Oz" and "The Guy Who Gets Shit Done."   There are several things I dig about this guy. First of all, he's just plain cool. He talks about "The Chug Test" with respect to only hanging with people you can see yourself chugging a beer with. He passes my Chug Test with flying colors.   Also, he thinks big. Weird big. Like, way weird big.   Third, he treats the fact that he makes miracles happen appear completely normal. In fact, at one point, he even busts out with, "And, by the way, none of this is complicated..." For example, who else do you know that can get you to sing on stage with your favorite rock star, be serenaded by Andrea Bocelli over dinner at the foot of Michaelangelo's Statue of David in Florence, walk the red carpet at Sir Elton John’s Oscar party, get married in the Vatican, or Dive to the wreck of the Titanic - to name a few?   Steve Sims is the best selling author of the amazing book, Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen. And I am pretty damn pumped to share him with you today!   --- More about Steve:   The Book: https://amzn.to/31ytsU4 Website: https://www.stevedsims.com/ FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stevedsims/ FB Personal: https://www.facebook.com/SteveDSims IG: https://www.instagram.com/stevedsims/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdsims/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/stevedsims https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-bluefishing-with-steve-sims/ --- If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.   Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   --- https://christopherdorris.com/lists

ABRACADABRA! Do you know what that word actually means? I didn’t either until our guest broke it down for us in today’s “Magical” conversation.  His name is JP Morgan. He’s a Philosopher. Yeah, you heard it. A Philosopher. When’s the last time you met a Philosopher?   Has anyone ever told you to, “Watch your mouth!”?? JP is going to tell you to do that in a way that you have NEVER been told before. And you’re gonna LOVE it!   --- More about John:   Website: jpmorganjr.com   Personal FB: www.facebook.com/jpmorganjr   Business FB: www.facebook.com/jpmorgancreating   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpmorganjr  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jpmorganjr  Access JP’s free training to learn how to create great clients and grow your income without marketing: http://creating.studio/bcm  --- https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-abracadabra-with-john-patrick-morgan/  ---   If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.  Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   ---  https://christopherdorris.com/lists

WOW! What a special treat! We get the complete insider's perspective on what it's like to prepare for, execute and learn from a 100 mile Ultramarathon from the RaveRunner, Ultramarathoner, Ryan Lange!   --- Ryan is back for a sequel on Tough Talks but this time we don't just talk ABOUT his experience with these absurdly long runs - we join him IN it!   --- We break it up into two segments. First we discuss he preparation routines and his pre-race mentality. Then he color commentates 6 video clips that were filmed of him DURING the race at his rests (Aid Stations). And walks us through, in detail, the elements of his physical, mental and tactical preparation, how he dealt with the demons, the lessons he learned from it, how he will apply those moving forward (next race is 200 miles around Lake Tahoe - one that defeated him last time!) and how all of this applies to the rest of us mortals.  This is gold, Folks!   --- https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-an-inside-look-at-the-mental-game-of-ultramarathoning-with-ryan-lange/ ---   Ryan's first episode in 2018!: https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-ryan-lange-ultramarathoner/ ---   More about Ryan:   Website: https://livegenz.com/ Personal FB: https://www.facebook.com/ryanlange11 Business FB: https://www.facebook.com/GenZOutdoor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/langeryan/ LinkedIn Business: https://www.linkedin.com/company/genz-outdoor/?viewAsMember=true Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raverunner_1/?hl=en ---   If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.  Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   --- https://christopherdorris.com/lists

We got him back! Live and in-person this time! The infamous, internationally acclaimed coach, author, and speaker Devon Bandison.   This time we are discussing a topic that Devon has really been diving very deeply into recently – Normalizing the Miraculous. Here’s what that means…   You could argue that pressing a button on a remote control and having the result be that a channel changes on the TV across the room is miraculous. But we are so used to it that we don’t really think of it as very miraculous. It really is quite amazing – the technology – when you slow down enough to think about it. Which we don’t do. Ever.   Now, what if we were able to view life in such a way that the things that matter FAR more to us than being able to effectively change a channel on the TV could become equally “normal?” Like, the creation of our biggest visions and dreams for ourselves just became pretty normal. That’s just what we do. We have huge desires, and then we simply go create them into reality.   Then what would the new “miraculous” be?   https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-normalizing-the-miraculous-with-devon-bandison/  ---   Devon’s first Tough Talk episode back in February 2018: https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-devon-bandison-coach-author-international-speaker/  --- More about Devon:   Website: https://www.devonbandison.com/game-changer  Personal FB: https://www.facebook.com/devon.bandison  Business FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheDevonBandisonCompany  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonbandison/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devonbandison/  ---  If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.  Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   ---  https://christopherdorris.com/lists

When Helen Appleby was a kid her dad told her, "girls can do anything boys can do." But what he didn't tell her about (because he didn't know - because he was a man) were all the unwritten rules about being a woman in leadership.  She's here to educate us upon those rules and what women in leadership roles, or who are aspiring to be, need to know in order to navigate their own leadership journeys.  And, by the way, this ain't just for women. Us men have plenty to learn here as well!   More about Helen: Website: https://www.theunwrittenrules.com/ FB Personal: https://www.facebook.com/helen.appleby.543 FB Pro: https://www.facebook.com/HelenApplebyTheUnwrittenRules IG: https://www.instagram.com/helenjaneappleby/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenappleby/ Her book: https://amzn.to/3l7XoiQ Podcast: https://www.theunwrittenrules.com/podcast-1 --- https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-the-unwritten-rules-of-womens-leadership-with-helen-appleby/ --- If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.   Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   --- https://christopherdorris.com/lists

Play this one in slo-mo, Folks. Really. Endless mic drops. I couldn’t take notes fast enough. I asked him to repeat himself about 15 times but wanted to do so about 45 times. Brian Bogert is our guest today and he teaches us how to be moved by tragedy into profound action AND how to avoid suffering by embracing pain. Buckle up! --- More about Brian: Website: https://brianbogert.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/brian.bogert.3 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbogert/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bogertbrian/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3a6fBcC Free No Limits Guide: https://www.nolimitsprelude.com/ --- https://christopherdorris.com/tough-talks-using-powerful-perspective-to-turn-tragedy-into-mastery-with-brian-bogert/  ---   If you enjoyed this content and you are not getting notifications of new posts, then I invite you to sign up to my list.  Please also share this with the people in your world that would also dig this post and benefit from it.   ---  https://christopherdorris.com/lists